training

Apr 3, 20116 min

CASEVAC Course

Placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient is typically a simple task. This time was an exception. I felt for the cuff in my bag, pulled...

Jan 28, 20114 min

An Average Night at Baltimore Shock Trauma

As the cold front settles in on Baltimore, the snow begins to fall, and the roads begin to freeze. On this chilly Friday night,...

Jan 26, 20112 min

Shock Trauma Torture

It’s incredibly difficult to be a good surgical resident when it’s the exact opposite of anything I self identify with. Working in the...

Jan 26, 20113 min

CSTARS: First Overnight Call

The Trauma Resuscitation Unit, or “TRU,” as it’s known, is probably the number one place you don’t want to find yourself after a night of...

Jan 12, 20114 min

CSTARS Pre-Deployment Training

CSTARS “Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills” is essentially the military’s solution to get Docs, nurses, and medics...

Nov 21, 201010 min

SERE School

SERE stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. Each branch of the military has a school that teaches the fundamentals of...

Sep 30, 20105 min

Underwater Helicopter Egress

My first survival school course at Fairchild AFB in Spokane was a one-day course known as “Dunker” training, or underwater helicopter...

Sep 30, 20102 min

Pipeline Training

For the next several months I’m being submerged into a training pipeline that is designed to get me spun up to the point of being a fully...

Aug 16, 20105 min

Flight Surgeon Training

For the next several months I’ll be engaging in various training programs with the idea of getting me “spun up” to be a fully functional...